Regret was regret.
Even so, Jin Xuan knew that trying to add Qian Mo now would be harder than ascending to heaven.
From the simple act of being deleted, one could tell that this legendary lord had a domineant and overbearing personality, one who clearly distinguished between like and dislike, and whose word was final.
He liked who he liked, and disliked who he disliked.
He would not spare any face for her, even if she was recognized by all lords as Fairy Jin Xuan.
Wasn't this precisely the epitome of a stone-cold, direct guy!
Jin Xuan wrinkled her nose in helplessness and raised her hand to rub her temples.
A grand strategy to win over a stone-cold guy wouldn't yield results in a day or two; she had to find another way.
Now, she could only wait for a suitable opportunity later to contact Qian Mo again and explain this matter clearly.
Moreover, this time was not entirely without reward. At the very least, she had gained insight into Qian Mo's personality, and future interactions would be much easier if she tailored her approach.
Jin Xuan, who had always been very optimistic, could only comfort herself in this way.
...
In Immortal Demon Tribe.
Xiao Mo had already started conversing with the other nine lords.
As for Jin Xuan, he had long since cast her out of his mind.
This woman was intelligent, cunning, adept at schemes, and had overly strong motivations in everything she did. She wasn't suitable for befriending.
At least for now, Xiao Mo strongly disliked this woman's personality.
However, he had no doubt that Jin Xuan's Endless Wasteland would develop rapidly with the support of the "Covenant of Gods."
Setting aside her top-tier lord strength, even as a high-tier lord, her cunning and resourcefulness would allow her to quickly stand out.
But for Xiao Mo, dislike was dislike, no matter how powerful you were.
Unlike that brat from Ten Thousand Mountains.
He was so pure, sensible, and obedient!
The brat truly had no ulterior motives and occasionally acted as a mood-lifter for Xiao Mo.
Although Xiao Mo was always hit by the brat's incredible luck, he couldn't deny that his mood improved significantly after every chat with the brat.
...
The other nine lords who had added him all possessed "Unit Evolution Blueprints."
From this, it could be inferred that the drop rate of evolution blueprints was much higher than that of expansion blueprints.
Furthermore, for Xiao Mo, the value of "Unit Evolution Blueprints" was not as high as that of "Unit Expansion Blueprints."
However, as demonstrated by the previous evolution experiment, "Unit Evolution Blueprints" were indeed very valuable.
After a long period of communication, Xiao Mo decisively deleted eight of them, leaving only one lord.
The reason was simple: these individuals either tried to swindle him, deceive him, or had other hidden agendas.
Take the first one he deleted, for instance.
For a low-tier "Unit Evolution Blueprint," he immediately quoted a price of three thousand Immortal Demon Stones.
This left Xiao Mo utterly bewildered. Even when he had an abundance of Immortal Demon Stones later on, he wouldn't be foolish enough to pay three thousand for a low-tier "Unit Evolution Blueprint."
After some haggling, the person fixed the price at sixteen hundred Immortal Demon Stones.
Xiao Mo directly deleted and blacklisted him.
Even at one thousand Immortal Demon Stones, this blueprint wasn't worth it. This person clearly intended to rip him off.
Two others were outright deceivers; they didn't actually possess any evolution blueprints.
They had added Xiao Mo under the guise of possessing blueprints solely to connect with the influential figure, Qian Mo.
Another three also lacked blueprints, but their objective was to purchase the rewards Xiao Mo had obtained at a high price.
Xiao Mo naturally wouldn't indulge such people, so he blacklisted them all and marked them as hostile territories.
At this juncture, any lord coveting his rewards was ill-intentioned!
There were still two individuals who genuinely had blueprints. They didn't want Immortal Demon Stones but instead wanted Xiao Mo to sign an agreement with them.
The gist of the agreement was that during future territory wars, Xiao Mo's Immortal Demon Tribe must support them.
It had to be said that these two lords were shrewd operators, understanding how to maximize their interests.
Signing this agreement would essentially mean Xiao Mo selling himself out for two blueprints.
Xiao Mo wasn't foolish; he would never do such a thing and therefore deleted and blacklisted these two as well.
As for the last lord, her offer was very fair, even slightly on the lower side.
Two hundred and thirty Immortal Demon Stones.
Upon seeing this price, Xiao Mo bought it without hesitation.
As for why the price was so low, Xiao Mo had asked during their conversation.
Her reply was that her unit buildings were only two hundred and thirty Immortal Demon Stones away from an upgrade.
And the "Unit Evolution Blueprint" was temporarily of no use to her.
Her frankness touched Xiao Mo slightly.
He checked her personal information.
Lord of "Misty Ice City"—Lin Mi, whose subordinate units were Ice and Snow Giant Apes, infinitely close to top-tier units.
Upon seeing the territory's name, a smile spread across Xiao Mo's face.
This must be a woman who loved drinking milk tea and had a girlish heart.
After the transaction was completed, Xiao Mo once again possessed another blueprint.
After all this effort, acquiring one "Unit Evolution Blueprint" and one "Unit Expansion Blueprint" was not a waste of time.
...
Time passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye, dusk was about to descend again.
Outside the Immortal Demon Tribe territory, the depths of the forest once again became eerie and terrifying.
However, the forest was deathly silent. The familiar roars of demonic beasts were absent.
Even the fierce, glowing eyes resembling ghostly fire were nowhere to be seen.
The beast tide battle had significantly reduced the number of surrounding demonic beasts.
The demonic beasts in this area had been virtually wiped out by the Immortal Demon Tribe, leaving very few.
In fact, it wasn't just the Immortal Demon Tribe; the areas around territories across the entire continent were quiet.
As expected, tonight was the most peaceful night in many days.
At this moment, the battlefield had already been cleared.
The food and demonic beast materials obtained from disassembling corpses were stored in the warehouses by the Immortal Demon Death Warriors.
As for the spoils of war, they were naturally piled up before Xiao Mo.
Looking at the mountain of Immortal Demon Stones, Soul Crystals, and thick stacks of blueprints before him,
Xiao Mo's eyes sparkled with little stars, and his smile was as radiant as could be.
With so many Immortal Demon Stones and Soul Crystals, after upgrading the "Immortal Demon Reincarnation Pool," there would still be a surplus.
And then there were the two types of unit blueprints he had longed for...
It was truly something to look forward to!
Once the "Immortal Demon Reincarnation Pool" reached level four, the scale of his Immortal Demon battle team would significantly increase.
Of course, what he looked forward to even more were the high-tier Immortal Demon units and special units.
First and foremost, he needed to upgrade the "Immortal Demon Reincarnation Pool," and perhaps tomorrow's reincarnation would be a massive stroke of luck...